Downlink channel transmission method and apparatus and common channel reception method and apparatus in cellular communication system supporting bandwidth scalability

Abstract

Methods and apparatuses for transmitting and receiving downlink common channels such as synchronization channel and broadcast channel in a cellular communication system supporting bandwidth scalability are provided. The downlink physical data channel transmission method for a base station of a cellular communication supporting bandwidth scalability according to the present invention includes generating a first system information specific to Long Term Evolution (LTE) terminals; generating a second system information specific to LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) terminals, the second system information including information on entire system bandwidth, a number of subbands constituting the entire bandwidth, and subbands on which common control channels are transmitted; transmitting the first information and the second information on a system information channel; and instructing, when a terminal attempts to camp on, a subband on which the terminal to camp.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A downlink physical data channel transmission method for a base station of a cellular communication supporting bandwidth scalability, the method comprising:
 generating a first system information specific to Long Term Evolution (LTE) terminals; 
 generating a second system information specific to LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) terminals, the second system information including information on an entire system bandwidth, a number of subbands constituting the entire system bandwidth, and subbands on which common control channels are transmitted; and 
 transmitting the first information and the second information on a system information channel. 
 
     
     
       2. The downlink physical data channel transmission method of  claim 1 , wherein the first system information and the second system information are transmitted on at least one subband among at least two subbands. 
     
     
       3. The downlink physical data channel transmission method of  claim 1 , wherein the second system information comprises subband information without at least one of a Broadcast Channel (BCH) and a Synchronization Channel (SCH). 
     
     
       4. The downlink physical data channel transmission method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 instructing, when a terminal attempts to camp on, a subband on which the terminal is to camp. 
 
     
     
       5. A base station transmission apparatus for a Long Term Evolution-Advanced (LTE-A) terminal, the apparatus comprising:
 a common control channel symbol generator which generates a first system information symbol and a second system information symbol; 
 a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) symbol generator which generates a control information symbol; 
 a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) symbol generator which generates a data symbol; 
 a data processor which maps the symbols generated by the symbol generators to corresponding subbands; and 
 a transmitter which transmits the mapped symbols, 
 wherein the data processor generates first system information specific to Long Term Evolution (LTE) terminals and second system information specific to LTE-A terminals, the second system information including information on an entire system bandwidth, a number of subbands constituting the entire system bandwidth, and subbands on which the common control channels are transmitted. 
 
     
     
       6. The base station transmission apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the first system information and the second system information are transmitted on at least one subband among at least two subbands. 
     
     
       7. The base station transmission apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the second system information comprises subband information without at least one of a Broadcast Channel (BCH) and a Synchronization Channel (SCH). 
     
     
       8. The base station transmission apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the data processor instructs, when a terminal attempts to camp on, a subband on which the terminal is to camp.